Red Star beat Čukarički 4:0 in the SuperLiga's regular season sixth round on 23 August 2026. The hosts kept a clean sheet while extending their unbeaten run across all competitions. Five wins from five matches puts them top of the domestic table with 15 points. Čukarički sit sixth after seven games, three wins, one draw and three defeats.
Tomás Händel opened the scoring in the 35th minute. By then The Reds had already dominated possession at 60 per cent and created six big chances compared to the visitors' single opportunity. The home side's accuracy on target reached 63 per cent, with ten shots hitting the mark out of twelve attempts.
Kristiyan Balov doubled the lead just after the break, striking in the 47th minute. Loizos Loizou added a third in the 56th, working a short corner into a goal-scoring position. The incident went to review briefly but the goal stood. Things came to a head when Dimitrije Šarić scored the fourth in the 72nd minute, capping an afternoon where Red Star cut them open at will.
The statistics tell the story of control. Red Star completed 549 passes to Čukarički's 357, while attacks reached 101 against 87. The home keeper made three saves compared to six for his counterpart, reflecting the difference in pressure. Four yellow cards were shown in total, with two going to the hosts and one to the visitors.
The result leaves Red Star with a perfect record at this stage of the campaign. Čukarički's five-point gap to the teams above them in sixth place will feel wider after this afternoon. The hosts now have one eye on European qualification while the visitors look to steady their performance.
